Unit Northeastern Area (Northeastern Region (Turkey LE))
Utah Hunting Guide — Turkey
Unit Northeastern Area lies in Daggett, Duchesne, Grand, Summit and Uintah counties. UDWR's harvest estimates put Merriam's turkey success here as high as 30%. Most of the unit is private, so access comes before tactics. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
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Turkey Hunting in Unit Northeastern Area
Unit Northeastern Area lies in Daggett, Duchesne, Grand, Summit and Uintah counties. UDWR's harvest estimates put Merriam's turkey success here as high as 30%. Most of the unit is private, so access comes before tactics. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
Where to Find Merriam'S Turkey in Unit Northeastern Area
UDWR draws an exact line around unit Northeastern Area and says nothing about where the Merriam's turkey stand inside it. Every place named below sits inside the unit line. Which of them holds animals in your season is for you to find out. The unit lies in Daggett, Duchesne, Grand, Summit and Uintah counties.
The lines of the unit: Burnt Fork, Birch Creek and Sheep Creek
UDWR draws unit Northeastern Area in Daggett, Duchesne, Grand, Summit and Uintah counties with a boundary that runs on USFS Road 037, USFS Road 054, USFS Road 301 and USFS Road 200, and on Burnt Fork, Birch Creek, Sheep Creek and Uinta Mountains, walked corner by corner in its hunting district legal descriptions. That is a legal description, not a habitat map. What it does give you is the way in: the rivers and highways you cross, and the divides that decide which drainage you end up in.
High ground inside the line: South Kings Peak, Kings Peak and Mount Emmons
Named high points inside the unit include South Kings Peak at 13,512 feet, Kings Peak at 13,490 feet, Mount Emmons at 13,435 feet, Mount Lovenia at 13,212 feet and Wilson Peak at 13,065 feet. Several carry a public-land flag in our data, which makes them the first places to try for a view. The animals here want cover next to feed and will stay within reach of both.
Holding ground: Nahguch Pass, Trail Rider Pass and Gabbro Pass
Below them sit Nahguch Pass at 11,754 feet, Trail Rider Pass at 11,719 feet, Gabbro Pass at 11,683 feet, Bluebell Pass at 11,620 feet and Gilbert Creek Basin at 11,450 feet. That is the low country of the unit — the ground animals drop into when they are pushed or when the weather turns. Pick the one with the least road on its upwind side.
Water: Bear Seep, East End Spring and June Spring
Named sources include Bear Seep, East End Spring, June Spring, Ashley Spring, Barker Spring and Paradise Spring. Nothing in the data says which of them run in autumn, so a scouting trip earns its fuel.
Before you apply: who owns this unit
A UDWR permit does not authorise hunting on Native American trust lands, on a CWMU without that CWMU's own permit, or on National Park land, and written permission is required to hunt private land.
Unit Northeastern Area terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: South Kings Peak (13,512 ft), Mount Emmons (13,435 ft), Mount Lovenia (13,212 ft), Wilson Peak (13,065 ft)
Holding ground: Anderson Pass (12,710 ft), Porcupine Pass (12,226 ft), North Pole Pass (12,163 ft), Bear Seep, East End Spring
Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.
How to Hunt Merriam'S Turkey in Unit Northeastern Area
Turkey Success Rates
UDWR's 2023 harvest estimates carry no Merriam's turkey row for unit Northeastern Area that we can read back to this unit on its own. Where the agency reports a unit inside a grouping, or prints a table our parser cannot resolve to a single column, we leave the number out rather than publish a statewide average as though it had been measured here. UDWR's current harvest estimates are the place to check before you apply.
Turkey Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts Req |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — Limited Entry either sex (resident) | 161 | 832 | 19.4% | 5 |
| Rifle — Limited Entry either sex (nonresident) | 9 | 40 | 22.5% | 5 |
Data from 2024 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number.
Open in Draw Odds EngineUDWR's draw recap has no Merriam's turkey record we can tie to unit Northeastern Area. That usually means the licence is sold over the counter, is issued under a hunt code covering several units, or was not offered in the years we hold. Rather than estimate a point requirement, we leave it blank — check UDWR's own draw recap for the hunt code you mean to apply for.
Unit Logistics & Expectations
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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-24.
- UDWR Hunt Boundaries — boundary descriptions from the Hunt Planner boundary layer — Utah Division of Wildlife Resources · supports: GMU boundary description, Counties the unit lies in, UDWR's private-land note for the unit · accessed 2026-10-24
- UDWR DWR_Hunt_Boundaries_combined feature service — all 687 published hunt boundaries, including the CWMUs — Utah Division of Wildlife Resources · supports: Mapped extent of the unit, Which named ground falls inside the unit line · accessed 2026-10-24